snary

English

Etymology

From snare +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnɛəɹi/
• Rhymes: -ɛəɹi

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Adjective

snary (comparative more snary, superlative most snary)

1. Resembling, or consisting of, snares; tending to entangle; insidious.
   • 1697, Virgil, “The Fourth Book of the Georgics”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:

     Spiders in the vault their snary webs have spread.

Anagrams

• N-rays, Ryans, yarns